Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report.

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Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report. / Alperin, Marianna; Quaas, Alexander; Johnson, Natasha R; Hornstein, Mark D.

in: J REPROD MED, Jahrgang 52, Nr. 6, 6, 2007, S. 548-550.

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title = "Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report.",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Life-threatening uterine hemorrhage can be a presenting symptom in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), of which one of the complications is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. CASE: A 44-year-old, previously healthy woman, gravida 3, para 3, presented with a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage. She was subsequently diagnosed with APML by bone marrow biopsy. The uterine hemorrhage was treated with hormonal therapy and uterine artery embolization (UAE), which failed to control the bleeding. Radiofrequency, impedance-controlled endometrial ablation was successfully utilized. CONCLUSION: Endometrial ablation can be used to effectively treat a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage in patients with APML after failed medical therapy and UAE.",
author = "Marianna Alperin and Alexander Quaas and Johnson, {Natasha R} and Hornstein, {Mark D}",
year = "2007",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "52",
pages = "548--550",
journal = "J REPROD MED",
issn = "0024-7758",
publisher = "Donna Kessel",
number = "6",

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T1 - Endometrial ablation in a woman with a persistent uterine hemorrhage due to acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report.

AU - Alperin, Marianna

AU - Quaas, Alexander

AU - Johnson, Natasha R

AU - Hornstein, Mark D

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - BACKGROUND: Life-threatening uterine hemorrhage can be a presenting symptom in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), of which one of the complications is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. CASE: A 44-year-old, previously healthy woman, gravida 3, para 3, presented with a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage. She was subsequently diagnosed with APML by bone marrow biopsy. The uterine hemorrhage was treated with hormonal therapy and uterine artery embolization (UAE), which failed to control the bleeding. Radiofrequency, impedance-controlled endometrial ablation was successfully utilized. CONCLUSION: Endometrial ablation can be used to effectively treat a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage in patients with APML after failed medical therapy and UAE.

AB - BACKGROUND: Life-threatening uterine hemorrhage can be a presenting symptom in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML), of which one of the complications is disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. CASE: A 44-year-old, previously healthy woman, gravida 3, para 3, presented with a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage. She was subsequently diagnosed with APML by bone marrow biopsy. The uterine hemorrhage was treated with hormonal therapy and uterine artery embolization (UAE), which failed to control the bleeding. Radiofrequency, impedance-controlled endometrial ablation was successfully utilized. CONCLUSION: Endometrial ablation can be used to effectively treat a life-threatening uterine hemorrhage in patients with APML after failed medical therapy and UAE.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 52

SP - 548

EP - 550

JO - J REPROD MED

JF - J REPROD MED

SN - 0024-7758

IS - 6

M1 - 6

ER -